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hesitar

  • /i.zi.ˈtaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim haesito.

verb hesitando · hesitado · hesito · hesitas · hesita · hesitamos

  1. estar indeciso
  2. mostrar receio
  3. duvidar

In English

  • hesitate to stop or pause respecting decision or action
  • hover to be indecisive or uncertain — see also vacillate, waver, doubt, hesitate
  • stagger to begin to doubt and waver in purposes

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"hesitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pt/hesitar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hesitar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pt/hesitar

Chicago

"hesitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/hesitar.

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@misc{hesitar_2026,
  title = {hesitar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/hesitar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}